HyperDic: probiotic

English > 1 sense of the word probiotic:
NOUNanimalprobiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic microflora, probiotic floraa beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals
English > probiotic: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant.
Synonymsprobiotic bacterium, probiotic microflora, probiotic flora
Narroweracidophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilusA bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics
Broaderbacteria, bacterium(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission
Spanishalimento probiótico, probiótico
Catalanprobiòtic

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